wow.,... so many advantages... why not passenger cars use diesel?.. like the 4x4 most of them if 2.5l the torque can reach 300NM while petrol car only 148nm

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Added on June 17, 2007, 11:26 pmfunny thing, i dun see any sports car use diesel

a noob question here, wonder whether all the 4x4 pickup (eg. hilux, ranger...etc) is switchable to 2WD ?

Thanks BeastX.
take hilux or ranger as example, can 4WD - 2WD be changed on the fly?
what's the steps involved?

Hi all pickup car owner.
I'm planing to get a pick up,which should I get?
Toyota Hilux 3.0 Or Mitsubishi Triton 3.2?

hi all i am driving hilux 3.0d4d,for a couple of month already,

i am having problem that happen when i drive the hilux over 100km,
when braking the brake pedal would rattle like it want to come off,

anyone has experience this before?what is the problem?

its not funny when you are braking at 120km. this only happen at high speed,speed below 90 unaffected.i guess i need comfirmation from the people at SC because the problem is gone now.i hope what you said about sensitive abs is true?

Hi all sifu. Need some help here.
I own a triton 2012 years. Yesterday raining day so i switched it from 2wd mode to 4wd mode. After around 20km reach my home. So that i open the gate and wana drive in to park my ride, then i feel the the truck a bit jerk and the wheel is spining. So that i turn it to 2wd, but the board still showing in 4wd mode. I ignored the 4wd signal direct drive in while the tyres are spining and can hear those tyres sound.
In side the car park, i try to turn to 2wd, it's still showing 4wd mode in the meter there, Then i switch it to 4Lo, and the gear box came out some    sound something like gear and gear cant connect sound,
May i know it's normal for 4wd mode? Or the gear box already spoiled?
Thanks for helping.

I'm no sifu but i can tell you that you shouldn't simply switch to 4WD Hi, even less to 4WD Lo. We had previously debated on the use of 4WD on tarmac, you can try find the posts.

I do (albeit rarely) switch onto 4wd Hi while driving on highway that is very very wet during heavy rain, but i switch it back to 2wd once i exit the hwy as i don't want to damage my drive system while turning. If you did indeed drive all the way back to your home, I believe you would have made some turns while on 4WD. This is a big NO NO.

And never go into 4WD LO unless in mud or sandy off-road ya. If you are on-road and you want to switch back to 2WD, do it on a straight road, with your steering straight, and able to move forward, NOT after you have parked.

The funny sound you mentioned is likely to be your gear not being able to engage or disengage. The gear box is unlikely to be damaged by just one-off miscue, but don't make it a habit of engaging or disengaging once parked, and when steering is not straight.

Although some 4wd trucks can switch between 2wd and 4wd on the fly, which makes you wanna try switching while flying at 100km/h on a hwy; my humble advice is: Don't do it! If you feel you are losing traction on wet road, just drive slower. Your truck is very different from a car which has lower Centre-of-gravity and lighter chasis.

Go into some international 4wd sites and have a bit of a read on how to use the 4wd, they have loads of information there that will be helpful to new 4wd truck owners. Malaysian forums have limited threads on 4WD proper.

Cheers.

bro,
normally for ht tyre..how many km will it last (average)

thanks for sharing bro...
i guess normal sedan car tyre can clock more mileage than pickup
this is bcos of the weight maybe

anything between 30,000 to 50,000 km mostly, I seldom use a tyre for more than 2 years due to aging.

When you engage in 4wd your front and rear tyres will be spinning at the same speed. Pickups do not have a center differential like some SUV's.
So when u turn, your inner tyre will be trying to turn at the same speed as the outer tyre. This causes the tyre to jump and actually lose traction.
It wont happen on straight roads. In muddy roads, the soft terrain will give way for the tyres. The heavy engine will help you get traction on the front tyres.

So if you think it's safe to go up genting with 4wd engaged, continue doing it. I don't think its a good idea.